*Author’s note: all quotations are taken from this report by Amnesty International, unless otherwise noted. Australia’s current policy on refugee and asylum-seekers is that “no person who arrives in the country by boat seeking asylum…

Early this morning riots broke out at Christmas Island immigration detention centre. The facility is part of Australia’s offshore processing centres where asylum seekers are being held, as well as New Zealanders facing deportation under…

The Western Australia Parliament is currently debating a bill that would disproportionately target Indigenous youth, says Amnesty International. The Criminal Law Amendment (Home Burglary and Other Offences) Bill 2014 expands mandatory sentencing laws for youth…

The Western Australia government plans to withdraw services for 150 Aboriginal communities. The government’s decision to close over half of the state’s 247 remote Aboriginal communities has been met with protest. On Friday, more than…

Following the recommendations of the counter-terrorism review from August, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott is scheduled to announce changes to national security later today. The anticipated changes include: developing an anti-extremism strategy, appointing a terrorism…

Established 12 November 2012, the New South Wales (NSW) parliamentary inquiry into “Operation Prospect” began hearings on 29 January 2015. Operation Prospect was the name given to the Ombudsman inquiry into “Operation Mascot Florida.” Operation…

Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran face execution by firing squad after Indonesian President Joko Widodo rejected their pleas for clemency. Australian citizens Chan and Sukumaran are considered to be the ringleaders of the Bali Nine, a group…

The Manus Island detention centre is an Australian-run offshore processing base for individuals seeking asylum in Australia. Located in Northern Papua New Guinea, the detention centre was created in response to growing numbers of refugee…

In February 2014, The Guardian reported that the Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection (Department) accidentally released the personal information of 10,000 people seeking asylum in Australia. Asylum seekers’ full names, nationalities, location, and…